Kidnappers of
2-Year-Old Boy Arrested
*After receiving N10m
Ransom
Two kidnappers, who kidnapped a
u-2-year-old boy and demanded
for N10 million naira as ransom
before they could release the
child, have been nabbed by the
Lagos State Police Command,
Ikeja, Lagos.
The Lagos State Police Command
spokesman, Mr. Frank Mba, a
Superintendent of Police, SP,
told journalists in Lagos, that
the two suspects, Onome King,
30, who hails from Cote D”Ivore,
and Akojemu James, 33, abducted
the child from the father’s
house, Mr. Daniel Ebere, from
their residence in Okota, Lagos.
The Graphic investigation
revealed that the plot to kidnap
the child was hatched by King,
who is a friend of the father of
the child, Daniel Ebere.
According to the police
investigation, King allegedly
went to his friend’s house at
Okota and kidnapped the two year
old child while pretending to
buy candy in a nearby shop.
The police spokesman disclosed
that the case was reported at
the FESTAC Police Station and
that the kidnappers demanded for
10 million naira as ransom from
the father of the child before
the child could be released.
At this stage, The Graphic
investigation revealed, that the
security operatives started to
play along with the kidnappers
on the advice of the police
authority,
The kidnappers had demanded for
N8, 000 dollars or 10 million
naira, stressing that when the
father of the child agreed to
pay the ransom to the
kidnappers, the two kidnappers
become so interested in the
deal.
Having sealed the agreement with
the father of the child, both
parties agreed that the money
should be brought to where the
child could be exchanged for the
money.
At the agreed spot, the money
8,000 dollars was handed over to
the kidnappers by the father of
the child, in exchange for the
child.
Having taken the 8,000 dollars
from the father, the kidnappers
sped off in their car but
unknown to them, a car carrying
some security operatives was on
their trail.
The car hit the back of the
kidnappers’ car, but as fate
would have it they alighted from
their car to see what was wrong,
only to be arrested on the spot.
The suspects were taken to
FESTAC Police Station by the
police detective, led by Evelen
Mba, who disclosed that they
would be charge to court after
proper investigation has been
done.
She advised parents to be
cautious of the friends they
keep. -James Ogala, Lagos.
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